All posts tagged "Global Government Women's Network"

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  Sixty senior officials speak out about ‘toxic’ behaviour towards women at UK defence department

  A group of women working in senior civilian roles at the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have described a culture “hostile to women as equal and respected partners”, in which

  • Posted November 22, 2023
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  New Zealand Public Service gender pay gap falls to lowest on record

  The New Zealand Public Service gender pay gap has fallen to 7.1%, the lowest on record, according to the Public Service Commission. The figure, published as part of the government’s

  • Posted November 16, 2023
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  What’s holding women back? Crises of confidence in the workplace

  Research suggests that women often underestimate their abilities when men almost never do and that this lack of confidence can hold capable, talented women back from promotion. Public sector training

  • Posted November 12, 2023
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  Number of women and girls in conflict-affected countries doubles, UN report finds

  More than 600 million women and girls lived in conflict-affected countries in 2022, a 50% increase since 2017, according to the UN’s latest report on women, peace and security. One

  • Posted November 7, 2023
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  Don’t dim your light: leaders share their advice for fellow public service women

  We launched the Global Government Women’s Network with a session at our AccelerateGOV conference in Ottawa, Canada, on 3 October. In it, five inspiring women leaders discussed everything from imposter

  • Posted October 25, 2023
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  Breaking down the barriers: attracting women to male-dominated roles and professions

  Governments around the world should be working to attract women into fields and roles traditionally dominated by men – and to making sure their voices are heard when they get

  • Posted October 24, 2023
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  UN calls on countries to include women’s reproductive health in climate plans

  Most countries’ climate plans do not include a commitment to protect the sexual and reproductive health of women and girls, a UN report has found. The report from the United

  • Posted October 17, 2023
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  Menopause at work: the symptoms – and what support your organisation should provide

  To mark World Menopause Awareness Month and Global Government Forum’s recently-launched women’s network, here we give an overview of the menopause symptoms you or your colleagues might suffer with –

  • Posted October 12, 2023
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  AccelerateGOV 2023 as it happened

  AccelerateGOV 2023 brings together public service leaders from around the world to explore how public servants in all relevant disciplines and roles can best promote digitalization and transformation.

  • Posted October 3, 2023
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  UN members see need for ramped-up progress on gender equality

  The world’s nations are lagging woefully behind in meeting targets for achieving gender equality by 2030, but a new round of initiatives has stirred hope of progress, writes Linda Robinson

  • Posted September 28, 2023
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